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16 FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE, NEWARK LODGE NO. 12 v. CITY OF NEWARK -- rank: 842

... and to be compliant and consistent with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147.' Code 2:2-86.5, § 1-16(d). A ... the Ordinance deprived officers of due process, in violation of N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147, N.J.S.A. 11A:2- 13, and N.J ...

docket:	a3298-17
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2019-06-18
status:	Published
citation:	459 N.J.Super. 458 212 A.3d 454
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17 IN THE MATTER ARBITRATION BETWEEN FOP LODGE #97 et al. -- rank: 836

... 160 N.J. Super. 140 (App. Div. 1978) ( Frey ), interpreting N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147 controls. A slight and excusable delay in a hearing date ... in spite of case law interpreting a similar statutory provision, N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147, with more flexibility, allowing for reasonable postponements in the discretion ... for May 11, 1977.     We ruled that the wording of N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147 is "clear and explicit and therefore we are not permitted ... only upon a failure to comply with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147 "as to the service of the complaint" that a dismissal ... did not intend by the time limits set forth in N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147 and N.J.S.A. 40A:14-149. The latter ... wanted to require dismissal of charges in a situation under N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147, it could have done the same thing as it ...

docket:	A1862-02
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2003-11-18
status:	published
citation:	364 N.J. Super. 294 835 A.2d 687
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18 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a3772-19.opn.html -- rank: 801

... cannot be terminated or disciplined without proof of 'just cause.' N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147. The officer is entitled to written notice of the grounds ... hearings held in order to impose discipline in accordance with . . . N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147.' The arbitrator 'shall render an opinion and final determination within ...

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19 MICHAEL D. BOZARTH v. BOROUGH OF GLASSBORO -- rank: 776

... discovery and an administrative hearing under the framework established by N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147 to -151. The Borough promptly provided discovery but a hearing ... promotional score, 1 the judge noted that the controlling statute, N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147, requires notice and a hearing only for charges carrying penalties ... in non-civil service jurisdictions such as Glassboro. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147, a police officer cannot be removed "for political reasons or ... Assistance Plan. A disciplinary hearing is a statutory proceeding under N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147, which is to occur within thirty days of service of ... a written opinion. R. 2:11-3(e)(1)(E). N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147 plainly does not include written reprimands among the sanctions for ...

docket:	a5483-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-11-07
status:	unpublished
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20 In the Matter of Officer Gregory DiGuglielmo New Jersey Institute of Technology -- rank: 773

... terminated or disciplined without proof of “just cause.” N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147. A municipal officer is entitled to written notice of the ...

docket:	a-33-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-11-28
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21 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/supreme/a-15-19.opn.html -- rank: 773

... 40A:14-181; N.J.S.A. 40A:14-118; N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147; N.J.S.A. 11A:2-13; and Article 1 ... discipline process commences, statutes control the process that must ensue. N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147 to -151; see Ruroede v. Borough of Hasbrouck Heights, 214 ...

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22 DEBORAH UPCHURCH v. CITY OF ORANGE TOWNSHIP -- rank: 770

... decision that the forty-five-day time limit found in N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147 does not apply to a written reprimand. The statute requires ... the City and Sims, the Orange Police Department Director, violated N.J.S.A. 40A:14 147's forty-five-day rule, that the City and State ... parties is dissatisfied with the outcome. The judge concluded that N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147 did not apply to written reprimands because it was not ... issue within forty-five days of the event, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147. We begin our discussion with the language found in the ... to be filed shall require a dismissal of the complaint." N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147. "The starting point of all  statutory interpretation  must be the ... in rank from or in office, employment, or position therein . . . ." N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147. The language is straightforward and clear, lacking any ambiguity ...

docket:	a4921-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-06-12
status:	unpublished
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23 MICHAEL CANTONE v. BOROUGH OF HARRINGTON PARK -- rank: 770

... THE CHARGES FILED AGAINST PLAINTIFF VIOLATE THE PROCEDURAL PROTECTIONS OF N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147, PROCEDURAL DUE PROCESS, FUNDAMENTAL FAIRNESS AND THE 45-DAY RULE ... CHARGES AGAINST HIM ARE VIOLATIVE OF THE PROCEDURAL PROTECTION OF N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147, DUE PROCESS, FUNDAMENTAL FAIRNESS AND THE 45 DAY RULE ARE ... s suspension, demotion, or removal is controlled by statute, see N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147, and the Department's rules and regulations. He could only be suspended, demoted, or removed for just cause. N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147. Disciplinary proceedings in a non-civil service police department are ...

docket:	a3248-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-01-29
status:	unpublished
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24 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a2212-17.opn.html -- rank: 710

... framework for disciplinary proceedings against police officers is governed by N.J.S.A. 40A:14- - 147 to -151. Ruroede, 214 N.J. at 343. That statutory ... termination, fine, or reduction in rank. Id. at 354 (citing N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147). Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147, just cause includes 'misconduct.' Our Supreme Court has recognized 'misconduct' under N.J.S.A. 40A:14- 147 'need not be predicated on the violation of any particular ... spaced written decision, finding the Township proved misconduct pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147. This appeal followed. On appeal, plaintiff primarily contends the trial ...

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25 BRYAN GRUBB v. BOROUGH OF HIGHTSTOWN, -- rank: 701

... not filed within the forty-five day period mandated by N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147. On September 21 and 22, 1999, hearings solely on the ... construed in conjunction with the time requirements set forth in N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147, which governed the applicable periods. Id. at 413.     The hearing ... and appeal the charges in accordance with the provision of N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147, that "[t]he law enforcement officer may waive the right ... complaint in Point IV that the suspension and removal violated N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147 is without merit. Plaintiff cites out-of-context the language in N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147, which states an officer may be removed or suspended "only ...

docket:	a5209-00
court:	njappellate
decided:	2002-07-19
status:	published
citation:	353 N.J. Super. 333
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26 IN THE MATTER OF JOSEPH ISAACSON AND TOWNSHIP OF HARDYSTON -- rank: 694

... a review of the relevant statutes governing police disciplinary proceedings, N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147 to -151. A police officer cannot be removed "for political ... suspended, removed, fined or reduced in rank" without "just cause[.]" N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147. An officer must be apprised of any such charges by ...

docket:	a5119-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-02-27
status:	unpublished
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27 JUSTIN CHERRY v. TUCKERTON BOROUGH POLICE DEPARTMENT -- rank: 688

... against police officers is governed by A-0913-21 18 N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147 to -151. Ruroede v. Borough of Hasbrouck Heights, 214 N ... termination, fine, or reduction in rank. Id. at 354 (quoting N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147). Just cause includes 'incapacity, misconduct, or disobedience or rules and regulations.' N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147. The Supreme Court has recognized 'misconduct' under N.J.S.A. 40A:14- 147 'need not be predicated on the violation of any particular ...

docket:	a0913-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-11-13
status:	Unpublished
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28 JOSE JOEY TORRES, Mayor of the City of Paterson v. THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PATERSON, ET AL. -- rank: 685

... authority"; (4) the 45-day limitation for disciplining police officers, N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147, did not apply to the action against Durkin; (5) Durkin ... to hold that the charges against Durkin were barred by N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147, which precludes the filing of a "complaint charging a violation ... for violations of the department's "internal rules and regulations." N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147. Durkin claims that because Paterson defines "misconduct" within its internal ...

docket:	A0781-05
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2007-06-15
status:	unpublished
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29 STEVEN FLEMING v. STATE OF NEW JERSEY COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY -- rank: 679

... charge shall be dismissed." Plaintiff also claimed that TCNJ violated N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147, which requires that disciplinary charges alleging a violation of a ... to do so within the 45-day timeframe contained in N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147 required dismissal of the disciplinary charges. 2 Aristizibal , supra , 380 ... in Grubb , supra , 331 N.J. Super. at 407, held: N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147 requires a reasonable outcome. If there is a pending criminal ... award upon the subject matter submitted was not made. 2 N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147 provides, in part: A complaint charging a violation of the ... that time, the statutory 45-day time frame contained in N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147 was tolled. See Grubb , supra , 331 N.J. Super. at ...

docket:	a1943-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-03-24
status:	unpublished
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30 BOROUGH OF BOGOTA v. REGINA TASCA -- rank: 669

... ordered by the court does not promote the "design" of N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147 to -151 "to bring police disciplinary actions to a swift ... J. 338 , 353-55 (2013) (explaining the statutory framework of N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147 to -151 for disciplinary hearings against police officers in non ...

docket:	a0438-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-04-27
status:	unpublished
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